@ct_bergstrom Excellent thread Carl. We don't have many crows near our house, but I watched with deep respect one day as two crows (mates? Hard to tell if one male and one female) hassled and managed a large domestic cat away from their nest. They played good crow/bad crow, one swooping the cat and the other playing vulnerable, then swapping roles. Clever birds.

I live in southern inland Queensland and we do get magpies https://www.wires.org.au/wildlife-information/magpies and currawongs. https://paulineconolly.com/2017/are-currawongs-cute/

They too are intelligent and personable. They remember you and once you are friends they don't annoy you by swooping in breeding season. Because they will know you are not interested in predating on their nest.

Oh, and I like to talk to my maggies and currawongs in much the same way you talk to your crows. I also tell them how handsome they are.